PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Eklund (ranked 4217 p4p, 5388 weight class) and Cason Oneill (ranked 447 p4p, 510 weight class). Oneill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: kavkaz style. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cason Oneill was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Eklund
vs
Oneill

178 cm
18
176
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cason Oneill!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Eklund finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eklund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oneill takes a step back to recover.
Eklund with a nice calf kick.
Eklund thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oneill if he has to take too many more of those.
Hugo Eklund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eklund throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Eklund connects with a leg kick.
Eklund throws a leg kick which misses Oneill's front leg but catches the back leg as Oneill tries to avoid it.
Oneill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eklund can pounce on him.
Eklund with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick from Eklund, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eklund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oneill. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Oneill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oneill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eklund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oneill.
Eklund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hugo Eklund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eklund scores with a head kick. Oneill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oneill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eklund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oneill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eklund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eklund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oneill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eklund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oneill takes a step back to recover.
Eklund scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eklund throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oneill has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eklund.
Oneill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oneill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eklund throws a leg kick which misses Oneill's front leg but catches the back leg as Oneill tries to avoid it.
Oneill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oneill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eklund can pounce on him.
Eklund connects with an inside leg kick.
Eklund stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eklund wants it to stay on the feet.
Eklund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oneill takes a step back to recover.
Eklund feints and then cracks Oneill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oneill down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands with a nice body kick.
Oneill avoids the head kick by Eklund.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oneill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eklund - the referee stops the clock and Oneill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eklund. Oneill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oneill looks winded!
Eklund lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eklund throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Eklund scores with a head kick.
Eklund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eklund chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oneill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eklund throws a sloppy head kick and Oneill moves out of range easily.
Oneill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneill takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eklund scores with a head kick. Oneill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eklund scores with a nice body kick.
Eklund buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eklund with a nice calf kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oneill crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eklund - the referee stops the clock and Oneill gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eklund. Oneill manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Eklund.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eklund.
Oneill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eklund sprawls well. Eklund wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oneill gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Eklund dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A good leg kick by Eklund.
Good leg kick by Eklund.
Eklund lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Eklund.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Oneill might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Eklund has got the better of the exchanges.
Oneill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oneill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eklund. Eklund obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eklund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eklund connects with an inside leg kick.
Eklund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oneill avoids the head kick by Eklund.
Oneill looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund connects with a leg kick.
That kick from Eklund tenderised Oneill's leg. Oneill is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Eklund.
Eklund lands a high kick!
Hugo Eklund is winning the standup battle so far.
Eklund throws a leg kick which misses Oneill's front leg but catches the back leg as Oneill tries to avoid it.
Eklund throws a leg kick which misses Oneill's front leg but catches the back leg as Oneill tries to avoid it.
Eklund slaps away a takedown attempt from Oneill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eklund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eklund lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oneill's sensitive parts.
Oneill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eklund. Eklund obviously looking to wear him down.
Oneill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eklund.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oneill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eklund fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eklund.
Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oneill. That did some damage!
Eklund thumps Oneill with a low kick.
Eklund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneill can do to turn this around?
Eklund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eklund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eklund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oneill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Eklund.
A head kick from Eklund lands but Oneill takes it in his stride.

Eklund gets caught napping as Oneill dives in and scores a takedown. Eklund manages to retain guard.

Eklund working for a triangle but Oneill defends it easily.
Oneill postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Eklund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Eklund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oneill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oneill landing some decent shots from guard.
Oneill stands up over Eklund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oneill is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eklund avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Oneill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Oneill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eklund has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oneill has managed to get both his arms back between Eklund's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Eklund is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oneill is aware though and is defending well.
Oneill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oneill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oneill with a nice head shot there.
Eklund knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oneill on the ground.
Oneill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oneill distracts Eklund with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Eklund is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oneill defends well.
Oneill with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oneill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Eklund dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Crunch! Eklund slams his shin into Oneill's torso.
A clash of legs there as Oneill blocks the low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oneill! But no joy.
Eklund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eklund lands with a slapping head kick.
Eklund lands a leg kick that knocks Oneill off balance momentarily.
Oneill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eklund chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eklund throws a head kick that half lands.
That kick from Eklund tenderised Oneill's leg. Oneill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oneill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eklund throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oneill! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill moves out of range of the body kick from Eklund.
Oneill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oneill sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eklund explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eklund scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Eklund.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eklund.
Good leg kick by Eklund.
That kick from Eklund tenderised Oneill's leg. Oneill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oneill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eklund.
Oneill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eklund. Eklund obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands a high kick!
Oneill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eklund. That's going to slow Oneill down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eklund throws a nice head kick!
Oneill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Eklund.
Eklund scores with a leg kick.
Oneill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eklund lands with a kick to the temple. Oneill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oneill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eklund.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oneill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oneill lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Eklund working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oneill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oneill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oneill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oneill lands a couple of elbows.
Oneill chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneill chips away with some ground and pound.

Eklund throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oneill lands a couple of elbows.
Oneill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Eklund is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oneill is aware though and is defending well.

Eklund has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oneill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oneill is working Eklund over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Eklund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oneill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oneill is in close to Eklund's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cason Oneill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oneill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cason Oneill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oneill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eklund's head.
Eklund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oneill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oneill throws a big right hand that misses.

Eklund is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oneill is aware though and is defending well.
Hugo Eklund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oneill postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Eklund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eklund, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Eklund!
The defeated Cason Oneill had this to say: 'thanks to my fans who believe in me sorry guys,im coming better next time'.